English Pronunciation 👄 Long vowel /iː/ in 'fleece’, ‘sea’ & ‘machine’
643,430 views ・ 2009-07-19
Please double-click on the English subtitles below to play the video.
00:09
This is a long vowel sound and it's
pronounced /iː/. Now you try - repeat
0
9220
7180
00:16
after me? /iː/ /iː/. Now here are
some words which have this sound:
1
16400
7530
00:23
fleece - sea - machine. Now you try - repeat
after me: fleece - sea - machine. Good.
2
23930
18330
00:47
For speakers of some languages, it can be
difficult to tell the difference between
3
47630
4380
00:52
this sound the long vowel /iː/ and another
sound the short vowel /I/. Here are some
4
52010
7170
00:59
examples where you can hear the difference:
litre - litter, cheap - chip, feet - fit,
5
59180
11790
01:10
he's - his peach - pitch, sheep -
ship. Now you try - listen carefully
6
70970
12570
01:23
and repeat after me - in each example
the vowel with the long sound is first:
7
83540
6450
01:29
litre - litter, cheap - chip, feet - fit,
he's - his peach - pitch, sheep - ship. Good.
8
89990
37880
New videos
Original video on YouTube.com
About this website
This site will introduce you to YouTube videos that are useful for learning English. You will see English lessons taught by top-notch teachers from around the world. Double-click on the English subtitles displayed on each video page to play the video from there. The subtitles scroll in sync with the video playback. If you have any comments or requests, please contact us using this contact form.